Journey Into Light
“The story of a man who turned his back on God!”
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side.
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Stuart Heisler Director · Irving Shulman Screenplay Stephanie Nordli Screenplay
United States release September 28, 1951 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Studios
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Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc.
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20th Century Studios
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United States
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English
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English
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United States · September 28, 1951
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